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On April 19, 2017 – the 52nd anniversary to the day of the official signing of New York’s pioneering Landmarks Law of 1965 – LW! President Kate Wood gave a talk to nearly 200 members of the National Arts Club and guests on the past, present, and...

Back to the Future: LW! celebrates “Mom & Pop” shops and the rejuvenation of West 72nd Street!

RAP, West 72nd Street

“Nothing on the Upper West Side slipped as dramatically as 72nd Street, from a prestigious parkway of private houses in the 1880s to little shop fronts and commercial buildings in the 1920s…but in recent years the block has taken on a honky-tonk...

Love Your Landmark #4 – West 72nd Street, where preservation means business!

architecture, Historic District, landmark, LYL, preservation, RAP, West 72nd Street

Beginning in 1997, LW! launched its Retail Assistance Program (RAP).  Our goal: to revitalize the historic storefronts along West 72nd Street, between Columbus Avenue and Broadway/Amsterdam Avenue.  Our partners (among many others): the commercial tenants on...